Communications

A study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more than half of American adults couldn’t name the three branches of government.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that America’s common media culture has been replaced by a culture where creating distrust of expert voices becomes profitable.

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable.

Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences is featured on a “Listening Post” special to discuss how conservative talk radio has played a divisive role in modern politics.

On an episode of “In Depth,” Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences says that neither candidate’s performance in the Pennsylvania Senate debate was objectively good, but notes that the bigger question is whether voters will care about Fetterman’s health or even the debate itself.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the undecided public is likely to have watched Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate debate to determine whether they’re comfortable with John Fetterman’s command of the issues.

Dean John Jackson of the Annenberg School for Communication says that the Alex Jones verdict sends an important message in support of facts over ideological disinformation.

In a video interview, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences speaks about the political nuance of climate messaging and how people can move the political needle on climate issues.

Robert Farley explains the misinformative dangers of the political ads he and his team are trying to combat at FactCheck.org, housed at the Annenberg Public Policy Center.